Email Address Validator - Enterprise-Grade Email Verification

Clean your email lists with lightning-fast validation. Verify up to 10,000 emails per run with comprehensive checks including syntax validation, DNS/MX verification, disposable email detection, and role-based identification.

🎯 Process up to 10,000 emails per run | ⚡ 30-95% faster with smart optimizations | 💰 Cost-effective validation | 🛡️ 500+ disposable services detected

Why Choose Email Address Validator?

✅ Improve Deliverability - Remove invalid emails before sending campaigns
✅ Reduce Costs - Stop paying to send emails that bounce
✅ Protect Reputation - Prevent sender score damage from invalid addresses
✅ Save Time - Automated validation with intelligent DNS caching
✅ Get Insights - Detailed analytics and comprehensive validation reports

🚀 Quick Start - Ready in 30 Seconds

Basic Input

{
  "emails": [
    "user@gmail.com",
    "support@business.com", 
    "temp@10minutemail.com"
  ]
}

Advanced Configuration

{
  "emails": ["user@gmail.com", "contact@company.com"],
  "checkMX": true,
  "checkDisposable": true,
  "checkRoleBased": true,
  "failFast": true,
  "timeout": 5000,
  "concurrency": 20,
  "outputFilter": "accept"
}

📊 What You Get - Comprehensive Validation

🎯 Multi-Layer Validation System

Feature	What It Does	Why It Matters
Syntax Validation	RFC 5321-compliant format checking	Catch typos and formatting errors
DNS/MX Verification	Real mail server lookup	Verify domain can receive email
Disposable Detection	Identifies 500+ temporary email services	Block throwaway addresses
Role-Based Detection	Flags generic addresses (info@, support@)	Identify low-engagement contacts
Reserved Domain Check	Catches test domains (example.com, localhost)	Prevent test data in production

⚡ Performance That Scales

• 10,000 emails per run - Process large lists in one go
• Fail-Fast Mode - 30-50% faster validation for invalid emails
• Smart DNS Caching - Up to 95% faster on repeated domains
• Concurrent Processing - Adjustable concurrency (1-50 simultaneous checks)
• Optimized Memory - Runs efficiently on minimal resources

📈 Sample Output

Individual Email Results

{
  "email": "user@gmail.com",
  "valid": true,
  "score": 1.0,
  "risk": "LOW",
  "recommendation": "ACCEPT",
  "processingTimeMs": 4,
  "validation": {
    "syntax": true,
    "domain": true,
    "mailServer": true,
    "disposable": true,
    "roleBased": true
  },
  "fullDetails": {
    "syntax": {
      "valid": true,
      "message": "Valid email syntax"
    },
    "mxRecords": {
      "valid": true,
      "message": "5 MX records found",
      "records": ["gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com", "alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com"]
    },
    "disposable": {
      "valid": true,
      "message": "Not a disposable email"
    }
  }
}

Summary Statistics

{
  "type": "SUMMARY",
  "total": 1000,
  "valid": 850,
  "invalid": 150,
  "risky": 75,
  "processingTimeMs": 12450,
  "averageTimePerEmail": 12.45,
  "performance": "EXCELLENT"
}

🎯 Understanding Results

Confidence Score (0.0 - 1.0)

Each email gets a weighted confidence score:

Check	Weight	Purpose
Syntax	25%	Fundamental format validation
MX Records	30%	Deliverability verification
Disposable	25%	Quality assurance
Role-Based	20%	Engagement potential

Risk Levels & Recommendations

Risk	Score Range	Action
LOW	0.8 - 1.0	✅ Safe to send
MEDIUM	0.5 - 0.79	⚠️ Manual review suggested
HIGH	0.0 - 0.49	❌ Do not send

🔧 Configuration Options

Validation Settings

Option	Type	Default	Description
emails	array	required	Email addresses to validate (1-10,000)
checkMX	boolean	true	Verify DNS MX records
checkDisposable	boolean	true	Detect disposable email services
checkRoleBased	boolean	true	Identify role-based addresses

Performance Settings

Option	Type	Default	Description
failFast	boolean	false	Exit early on failures (30-50% faster)
timeout	integer	5000	DNS timeout in ms (1000-30000)
concurrency	integer	10	Concurrent validations (1-50)

Output Settings

Option	Type	Default	Description
outputFilter	string	'all'	Save only: 'all', 'accept', 'review', or 'reject'

💼 Use Cases

📧 Email Marketing

Challenge: High bounce rates hurt sender reputation
Solution: Clean lists before campaigns, remove disposables

{
  "emails": ["..."],
  "outputFilter": "accept",
  "failFast": true
}

👤 User Registration

Challenge: Fake signups with throwaway emails
Solution: Block temporary addresses, verify domains exist

{
  "emails": ["..."],
  "checkDisposable": true,
  "checkMX": true
}

📊 Data Quality

Challenge: Outdated customer databases
Solution: Validate existing contacts, flag risky addresses

{
  "emails": ["..."],
  "outputFilter": "review"
}

🎯 Lead Generation

Challenge: Wasting time on invalid leads
Solution: Filter disposables/role-based, prioritize quality

{
  "emails": ["..."],
  "checkRoleBased": true,
  "checkDisposable": true
}

🚀 Performance Features

⚡ Fail-Fast Mode

• What: Exits validation immediately when critical failure detected
• Benefit: 30-50% faster validation for invalid emails
• Best For: Large list cleanup, high-volume processing

🛡️ Reserved Domain Detection

• What: Catches test/documentation domains (example.com, localhost)
• Benefit: Prevents test data from polluting production databases
• Always Active: Cannot be disabled (critical safety feature)

🚀 Smart DNS Caching

• What: Automatically caches DNS lookups for 5 minutes
• Benefits: 30-40% faster when domains repeat, 95%+ faster for second batch
• Example: 1,000 emails with 100 duplicate domains = ~70% faster validation

🏆 Why Choose Our Validator?

Performance Advantages:

• ✅ Better Accuracy: 1.0 score vs 0.85 for valid emails
• ✅ 6x Faster: 4ms vs 24ms processing time
• ✅ Detailed Reports: Full validation breakdown vs basic status
• ✅ Smarter Logic: Nuanced scoring vs binary Send/Don't Send
• ✅ Better Analysis: Detects reserved domains + role-based patterns
• ✅ Consistent Speed: 2-8ms vs unpredictable timeouts
• ✅ More Comprehensive: 5-layer validation vs basic checks
• ✅ Professional Output: Clean table format + detailed insights
• ✅ Enterprise Ready: Handles 10,000 emails vs limited batches

Why Choose Our Actor:

✅ Most Accurate - 100% correct identification
✅ Most Detailed - Complete validation breakdown
✅ Most Reliable - Consistent performance
✅ Most Professional - Enterprise-ready output
✅ Best Value - Superior features at competitive cost

🔒 Technical Specifications

Metric	Value
Speed	~100-200 emails/second
Capacity	Up to 10,000 emails per run
Memory	Optimized for minimal resource usage
Concurrency	1-50 simultaneous validations
DNS Timeout	1-30 seconds (configurable)
Reliability	Built with Apify SDK for enterprise stability

📊 10,000 Email Performance

Processing Time:

• Best Case: 20-40 seconds (cached domains, valid emails)
• Average Case: 2-5 minutes (mixed validation)
• Worst Case: 8-15 minutes (many timeouts, invalid emails)

Optimal Configuration for 10K emails:

{
  "concurrency": 30,
  "failFast": true,
  "timeout": 3000
}

⚠️ Potential Bottlenecks

1. DNS rate limiting - Some providers limit queries
2. Network latency - Affects MX record lookups
3. Memory growth - Large result objects for detailed validation

🎯 Perfect For

• Email Marketing Teams - Clean lists, improve deliverability
• CRM Managers - Maintain data quality, reduce bounces
• Lead Generation - Validate prospects, score quality
• Developers - Integrate validation into apps/workflows
• Small Businesses - Cost-effective email verification
• Enterprise - Scale validation for large datasets

🚀 Get Started Now

1. Add emails to the input field
2. Configure options (or use defaults)
3. Click Start and get results in seconds
4. Download clean data ready for your campaigns

Ready to clean your email lists? Start validating now and see the difference professional email validation makes!

🔗 Other Actors

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Check it out: https://apify.com/datascoutapi/domaindaddy

DNS Lookup & Security Intelligence
Scrapes 22 data points, including 10 DNS records (A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, CNAME, SOA, SRV, PTR, CAA), plus email security analysis (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), SSL certificate checks, and domain monitoring. Processes up to 100 domains per batch with security scoring.
Learn more: https://apify.com/datascoutapi/dns-lookup

📬 Contact & Support

Have questions, need help, or interested in a private or custom instance?
Reach our team anytime at datascoutapi@gmail.com

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